A police officer accidentally shot himself around noon on the 1900 block of Cheltenham Avenue Tuesday, police said.

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The warrant officer from Northwest Detectives was serving a warrant when he said he felt threatened by a pit bull at the scene. He went to shoot the dog but accidentally shot himself in the leg, police said.

The officer was in stable condition and expected to be fine, police said.

Police said he was able to shoot the dog in the leg. Animal control picked up the animal.